
The automation of agriculture has become a significant concern due to the benefits of increased productivity and enhanced operational safety developed in 1997 [1]. In recent years, with the on-going development of mechatronic techniques, traditional manual work has been replaced by automated tools, such as the harvester, mower, and sprayer [2]. However, more specialized farming work still requires human manipulation of farming machinery….

senseFly drones were developed to off er end users a comprehensive mapping system that is both easy to use and portable without the need to be an experienced pilot. With our systems being the lightest in the industry at less than 700 grams and compact enough to fit into a single hand luggage case transportation is not a problem even to remote launch sites.
NavCom Technology, Inc has announced the release of new software for its Sapphire-based receivers, including the SF-3050, SF-3040, and LANDPAK. The multi-frequency GNSS (GPS+GLONASS) receivers are now capable of supporting NavCom’s new StarFire Rapid Recovery feature, which allows users to quickly regain StarFire accuracy after short…
Russia recently launched a civil remote sensing satellite aboard a Soyuz rocket, lofting a spacecraft with a modernized high-resolution digital camera to collect imagery of Earth for Russian government. The images will be used by emergency personnel, environmental scientists, urban…
Nokia has announced some details on the HERE Venue Maps available for Nokia Lumia devices and Bing Maps. It now features 49,000 buildings in 45 countries. This doesn’t only include shopping malls, but also stadiums, theme parks, historic streets, or other outdoor spaces, such as Carnaby Village and golf clubs. Nokia claims to create precise Venue…
INDUSTRY | LBS | GNSS | GIS | IMAGING | GALILEO UPDATE
Indian navigation satellite set to fly on July 1
Indian Space Research Organisation replaced a faulty component in the PSLV-C22 rocket and rescheduled the flight of the IRNSS-1A satellite, India’s first regional navigation satellite, on it for 11:43 p.m. on July 1, according to …
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has successfully completed the delivery of the payloads for the first four Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites of GALILEO to prime contractor OHB System AG. The payloads were shipped to OHB in Bremen, Germany for integration of the payload to platform and the start of the satellite integration and test activities.
Mapping information showing the locations of publicly accessible land across New Zealand has been released by the New Zealand Walking Access Commission (NZWAC) to enable researchers, government agencies and app developers embark on their own mapping projects.

Nurture Nature
Climate change baffl es us all with
Undesirable consequences
As extreme heat and cold in many parts of the world
Floods in Europe, Flash fl ood in India
Unexpected summer and winter.
The mankind with fl aunting intelligence and knowledge
And powerful technological tools
May be able to understand and explain such phenomena
But may not be able to address them
Unless changes …

Vol. IX, Issue 6, June 2013
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Tracking the prey rather than the predator with GNSS
Dr Volker Janssen
Integrating surveying methodologies to provide specific solutions
Donatella Dominici, Elisa Rosciano, Michail Elaiopoulos
Improving land administration systems in developing countries
Jouni Johannes Anttonen
Geodynamical study of the territory of Balkan peninsula from GPS solutions
Keranka Vassileva
A hybrid GIS space syntax …